--- description: Find out how Joe Alwyn is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Joe Alwyn image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacae9b5223426a8a/698a35c4b3fce392640c9af2/time100-next-joe-alwyn.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 28, 2022 # Joe Alwyn by Ryan Reynolds  Scott Trindle—August Scott Trindle—AugustScott Trindle—August I’ve known Joe Alwyn for six years—and that’s long enough to see someone’s heart. Long enough to know whether or not they’re made of good stuff. And Joe Alwyn is made of good stuff. Don’t take my word for it. He’s bewitched a host of filmmakers, including [Ang Lee](https://time.com/5696958/director-ang-lee-gemini-man/ "undefined"), [Yorgos Lanthimos](https://time.com/5468269/the-favourite-movie-true-story/ "undefined"), [Lenny ­Abrahamson](https://time.com/5827920/normal-people-hulu-review/ "undefined"), and Claire Denis. Joe will launch the charm attack of the hero. He’ll do the dirty work of the villain. He’ll hoist up the complicated and often murky portrait of a historical figure. Joe Alwyn will surprise you. He’s managed to do all this while evading the industry’s tried-and-true ability to label and pigeonhole a performer. He lives at the intersection of enigmatic mystery and fun drinking buddy—a quality that no doubt contributed to his standout performance in this year’s [_Conversations With Friends_](https://time.com/6173737/conversations-with-friends-hulu-review/ "undefined")_._ It’s exciting to witness where he’s been. More exciting to see where he’s headed. But before I finish this tribute, it’s imperative I mention his kindness, his generosity, and humanity. And as evidenced in _The Favourite,_ he will out-dance your ass with stoic high kicks and plunging floor work … all while wearing a powdered wig and no less than 50 lb. of high-end satin finery. _Reynolds is an actor_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213722/joe-alwyn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213722/joe-alwyn/"},"headline":"Joe Alwyn","datePublished":"2022-09-28T09:54:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:06:14.535Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213722/joe-alwyn/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacae9b5223426a8a/698a35c4b3fce392640c9af2/time100-next-joe-alwyn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacae9b5223426a8a/698a35c4b3fce392640c9af2/time100-next-joe-alwyn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213722/joe-alwyn/","name":"Joe Alwyn"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree","description":"See every 2022 TIME100 Next honoree in under two minutes.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/i4LJ3fau/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-09-28T10:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i4LJ3fau.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213722/joe-alwyn/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213722/joe-alwyn/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```